GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill defines congressional findings on evolving missile and unmanned system threats and sense of the Senate on the need for comprehensive homeland missile defense (Golden Dome), defines definitions of key terms for the Golden Dome missile defense architecture including commercial solution, missile, unmanned system, and Program Manager, and establishes Golden Dome missile defense program with Direct Report Program Manager, layered sensor architecture, command and control integration, expanded interceptor production, space-based defense, accelerated. It relies on compliance mandates, definition changes, procurement rules, and appropriations. The main policy areas are Defense, Technology, Environment, and Civil Rights.
Who Benefits and How
Missile interceptor manufacturers could gain revenue opportunities, Space-based sensor and satellite companies could gain revenue opportunities, and Defense missile systems contractors could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal taxpayers could face higher costs, Dominant space prime contractors could face higher barriers, and Space-as-a-service providers could face higher barriers.
Key Provisions
- Defines congressional findings on evolving missile and unmanned system threats and sense of the Senate on the need for comprehensive homeland missile defense (Golden Dome).
- Defines definitions of key terms for the Golden Dome missile defense architecture including commercial solution, missile, unmanned system, and Program Manager.
- Establishes Golden Dome missile defense program with Direct Report Program Manager, layered sensor architecture, command and control integration, expanded interceptor production, space-based defense, accelerated...
- Requires codification of space industrial base protection requirements mandating competitive procurement and preventing contracts that consolidate the space industrial base.
- Requires section 4821 of title 10 requiring competitive procurement for space-based tactical data delivery systems and preventing consolidation of the space industrial base.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill defines congressional findings on evolving missile and unmanned system threats and sense of the Senate on the need for comprehensive homeland missile defense (Golden Dome), defines definitions of key terms for the Golden Dome missile defense architecture including commercial solution, missile, unmanned system, and Program Manager, and establishes Golden Dome missile defense program with Direct Report Program Manager, layered sensor architecture, command and control integration, expanded interceptor production, space-based defense, accelerated.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Technology, Environment, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
The bill defines congressional findings on evolving missile and unmanned system threats and sense of the Senate on the need for comprehensive homeland missile defense (Golden Dome), defines definitions of key terms for the Golden Dome missile defense architecture including commercial solution, missile, unmanned system, and Program Manager, and establishes Golden Dome missile defense program with Direct Report Program Manager, layered sensor architecture, command and control integration, expanded interceptor production, space-based defense, accelerated.
Policy Domains
Short Title, Findings, Definitions (Sections 1-3)
Identified Gains
- Missile interceptor manufacturers
- Space-based sensor and satellite companies
- Defense missile systems contractors
- Space industry companies
- Radar and sensor modernization contractors
Identified Costs
- Federal taxpayers
- Dominant space prime contractors
- Space-as-a-service providers
- FOIA requesters and transparency advocates
- Commercial drone operators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Sullivan (for himself and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Commercial technology providers, Counter-drone technology companies, Defense missile systems contractors
Positive-direction: Commercial technology providers, Counter-drone technology companies, Defense missile systems contractors, Department of Defense, Missile interceptor manufacturers, Radar and sensor modernization contractors, Space Force, U.S. homeland defense posture
Negative-direction: Dominant space prime contractors
AI and sensor technology firms, Multiple space defense vendors, Smaller space defense contractors
Positive-direction: AI and sensor technology firms, Multiple space defense vendors, Smaller space defense contractors, Space industry companies, Space-based sensor and satellite companies
Negative-direction: Space-as-a-service providers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "program_manager"
- → Golden Dome Direct Report Program Manager
- "head_of_agency"
- → Head of a federal agency
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Defense
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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